Final Product FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

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C. Final Product

Based on the results of the data analyzed, students agreed that the new product was appropriate for them. However, there were some points that needed to be revised. Because of limited time, all comments from the students could not taken into account when revising the final product. The outside cover was thought to be easily destroyed ie. tear off because of the researcher used spiral binding. On the other hand, using spiral binding proved to be helpful when students opened and used the material. Some headings were rearranged in order to make searching the headings easier. Some pictures were added to help students understand the texts or vocabulary more easily. Difficult words were better introduced and space was added to provide translation into Lao. Finally, some activities were added which pertained to the corresponding lesson. Unit 1 “Introduction to Writing” This unit is about writing and some elements or skills that are involved in writing. It consists of seven headings. The first heading is warm up, which include some questions and a little bit of information about writing before getting into the main point of the lesson. The second heading is about the steps of writing. The heading presents the steps or processes of writing a paragraph and examples are also presented. The third heading pertains to punctuation marks. It presents the nine punctuation marks which are used in writing sentences and paragraphs. The fourth heading is capital letters. This heading shows examples of the use of capitals and some tips for using capital letters are also included. The fifth heading is about conjunctions. The heading presents some conjunctions which are commonly used 68 in writing, such as “and, but and or and so.” The sixth heading is pronouns. This heading shows the personal pronouns which are most commonly used in sentences. The last heading is about prepositions. This heading presents some prepositions that are commonly used in writing. Unit 2 “Let’s Read and Write” This unit is about different types of text. There are five heading in this unit. The first heading is warm up and there are some questions about reading texts at the beginning of the lesson. The second heading is procedure text. The heading shows the definition of this type of text, the purpose, generic structure and language features. An example of procedure text is also presented and some exercises for students are also included. This heading also presents some grammar points about simple present tense. The third heading is descriptive text. This heading also shows the definition, purpose, generic structure and language features of the text. The example of the text is also presented, and like the section before, exercises are also included. The fourth heading is about narrative text. This section includes the definition, purpose, generic structure and language features of narrative text. Examples of the type of text and exercises are also available. Additionally, this heading presents grammar points about simple past tense. The fifth heading is recount text. It also introduces the various components of the text. Examples and exercises are also included. 69 Unit 3 “Getting to Know Letters” This unit is about letters. There are seven headings. The first is warm up and there are some guiding questions before the unit gets into the lesson. The second heading is about the types of letters. The third heading describes the parts of a letter. The forth heading introduces a friendly letter. The fifth heading is about business letters. The sixth heading describes cover letters. The last heading is about memos. Every heading consists of an explanation and there are exercises for students to practice in each heading. Unit 4 “Through the Cultures” In unit 4, it is about culture. There are five headings in this unit. The first is the warm up. The second heading is about cultural greetings. The third heading is about clothing in culture. The fourth heading talks about the culture of eating and cuisine. The last heading is about religion. In this unit, students can practice their writing through learning about culture. This unit presents cultures that students are familiar with. This is taken into consideration to help students produce content like sentences and paragraphs more easily.

D. Discussion